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E 134 Road, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway

Minerals found 1995-1997 during the construction of a new 16 km long alignment of the E 134 highway going from Bangløkka in Drammen to Mjøndalen in Nedre Eiker. Many miarolitic cavities were found within the Drammens granite and also some fluorite in fluorite veins in Rhombic porphyry lava.




References:
- Nordli, Ø. (1997): Ny E 134 Drammen- Nedre Eiker. Mineraler fra veiutbyggingen. STEIN 24 (3), 116-121
- Nordrum, F.S. (2000). Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 1997-1998. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 14:55-58





Mineral List:
Actinolite
Albite
'Allanite'
Anatase
'Apatite'
Aurichalcite
Azurite
Bavenite
Biotite
Brookite
Calcite
'Chabazite'
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Dickite
Diopside
Dolomite
Epidote
Fluorite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Goethite
Helvite
Hematite
Ilmenite
Laumontite
Magnetite
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
Opal
var: Opal-AN

Orthoclase
Prehnite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Smoky Quartz
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
'Stilbite'
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Wulfenite
Zircon


43 entries listed. 32 valid minerals.

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